Ancient Babylonian tablet makes 61 terrifying predictions for planet earth

The tablet contains 61 newly-translated predictions.

The 4,000-year-old artifact was found more than 100 years ago in Iraq A Babylonian tablet which predicts future disasters has been completely deciphered for the first time by experts. The 4,000-year-old artifact was found more than 100 years ago in Iraq, but has only just been completely translated. Spread across four clay tablets, it contains 61 predictions including that a ‘king will die’ and a ‘nation will fall’.

One prediction read: ‘A king who is famous will perish; his son who has not been nominated/appointed to kingship, will seize the kingship/throne and there will be war. ‘The land will become depopulated; his cities will turn into a desolation, and his land will diminish.’ Researchers believe the predicters relied on past experiences and the lunar cycle to make their estimations.

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